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DockingOptions Properties

Provides docking options that are common to all dock panels.
Name Description
AllowRestoreToAutoHideContainer Gets or sets whether or not dock panels that have been dragged away from their parent auto-hide containers should return to these containers when docked again.
AutoHidePanelVerticalTextOrientation Specifies the vertical direction of auto-hidden panel captions.
CloseActiveFloatTabOnly Gets or sets whether only a dock panel corresponding to the active tab within a floating container can be closed upon clicking the close button.
CloseActiveTabOnly Gets or sets whether only the dock panel corresponding to the currently active tab in a tab container is closed when the close button within the tab container’s caption is clicked. The option is not in effect when the tab container is in the floating state.
CursorFloatCanceled Gets or sets the cursor that indicates that a dock panel cannot be floating during a dock operation.
CustomResizeZoneThickness Gets or sets the thickness of a resize zone for any dock panel owned by this manager.
DockPanelInCaptionRegion Gets or sets whether a panel can be docked as a tab to another panel while dragging over its header.
DockPanelInTabContainerTabRegion Gets or sets whether the panel is immediately docked while dragging over the tab region or the panel is docked when it is dropped.
FloatOnDblClick Gets or sets whether an end-user can double-click a panel’s caption to float it. Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
HideImmediatelyOnAutoHide Gets or sets whether dock panels are immediately hidden when their auto hide functionality is enabled.
HidePanelsImmediately
ShowAutoHideButton Gets or sets whether the auto hide button is displayed within a dock panel’s caption. Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
ShowCaptionImage Gets or sets whether an image associated with a dock panel is displayed within the panel’s caption.
ShowCaptionOnMouseHover Gets or sets whether the dock panel’s caption is shown only when the mouse pointer hovers over the panel’s top or all the time.
ShowCloseButton Gets or sets whether the close button is displayed within a dock panel’s caption. Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
ShowMaximizeButton Gets or sets whether the maximize button can be displayed within a dock panel’s caption. Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
SnapMode Gets or sets whether or not dock panels can stick to each other, parent forms or screen edges.
TabbedPanelVerticalTextOrientation Gets or sets the text direction, according to which tabbed panels’ header strings are drawn.
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